dog-ape (was: Re: Who's Right)

Ryan Dunn · 07 Dec 2010, 03:44 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: ryan at liftingfaces.com (Ryan Dunn)
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:44:32 -0500
Subject: (urth) dog-ape (was: Re:  Who's Right)
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Might all of the ape references simply be carry over from Urth when it was Earth? Or some other Darwinian symbolism? A previous Urth Cycle. I dunno.

...ryan

On Dec 6, 2010, at 9:57 PM, Jane Delawney <jane_delawney at sky.com> wrote:

> The last time I came across a dog-headed ape in any of these books was at the barracks of the Blue Dimarchi near the Sanguinary Field, as Ryan points out. Severian first thinks he's delirious and seeing things, then realises that this fantastical-looking creature is actually quite real. The significance of this episode isn't explored at all at the time - but then one meets all the various other ape-like beings in the story.
> 
> What the heck?
> 
> JD

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